During the opening session of the 66th annual Aircraft Electronics Association International Convention & Trade Show on April 24, 2023, the FAA presented the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award to Ric Peri, the association’s vice president of government and industry affairs.
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Sustainable control towers coming to general aviation airports
The first groundbreaking could be in 2024 for new sustainable control towers at 31 smaller airports.
FAA weather cameras go live in Maine
The FAA is now hosting 18 camera sites in Maine on its Weather Camera website, with plans to add more sites through 2023.
Dear Billy
If the FAA stood up and told my state, and all states, that an approved fuel is on the books and will be making its way to all states as soon as possible, I believe that would go a long way toward calming the anti-lead crowd and encouraging those in the business of making and delivering fuel.
Upcoming changes mean less time to take written tests
Starting April 24, 2023, you’ll have less time to take your written test, but have to answer more questions.
Town lobbies to save ATC services at KJYO
The FAA has informed the staff at Leesburg Executive Airport in Virginia that it is canceling the Remote Tower Program. While ATC services are scheduled to end June 14, 2023, town officials say they are hopeful that a solution will be found to allowing “uninterrupted ATC services” at the airport.
Long Island mechanic honored
During a special ceremony held April 5, 2023, the FAA awarded its Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award to Long Island aviation mechanic Ed Libassi.
FAA approves use of off-the-shelf parts for older certificated aircraft
The new program applies to small (less than 12,500 pounds) type-certificated aircraft built before 1980. It allows ordinary maintenance personnel to validate that low-risk replacement parts are suitable for installation on aircraft, without the need for extensive engineering analysis or complex and time-consuming design and production approvals from the FAA, according to officials with the Experimental Aircraft Association, who spent years advocating for the new program.
GA airports get $20 million boost
The FAA will award $20 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 29 airports in small towns to repair, improve, modernize, replace, or relocate airport-owned air traffic control towers. Is your airport getting a grant?